Telegram-herald., 1887-12-04
COLONEL MESSMORE
nE sscoMss a cAufoaNlA MAN.
Ne urifss D~iishtfaiiy Of ths saafhsra
fsEtisa 81 ths Lad 81 ts.sia-Lss
Aagslss atizriaE cify-Ls<ai
OFtioa-Tks Marvellous
Egse4lyptas Trees.

NJ since MF ARRIVAL ln t1ls citJ- A@fe
isisyed wFitipg 10 my friends IN
6ranc Repids thEs long In order
thst from observation and Intelligent IN
quiry, 1 might os aois 10 MAKE, AZ issst %
myself, q satisfactory diagnosis Of ths con
dlgi0ns. thai { might Be abe 10 give my
frisnds reason fer the hailh IN ms. tor
the iirst fex sesks I sas not al al pleased
with the city or the surrounding country
Essrythiuz ssemed 50 strange en1 aInAt-
oral, everything seemed - De On TOO great
scsls that il xas TIE iaree Ct great expecta-
liens. siih the = hole state for sage AMI
al the East. West, A0rth aad South As al
suaiencs.
I seemed IN the wonderland and eoaid
scarcely satisfy myself that the FDsn upon
the strrels IA the hotels and bushes.
houses sss other than The frantic Efforts OF
dispsir. These feelings and -iess have co
tirsly passed from me, AMI that eonditioa OF
miad Is the oulgFo~tn OF careful and close
study Of the possibilities salch present
thrfns-lres 10 Southern California IL mas
generally been supposed Ia the more Eastern
portion Of our country that -outhera Cali
fcrnis, except IN a lev isYOfite spots. was
"a sFld desert.
In this regard no country has ever been
iiants Of this portion Of the state. until
very recently. have tailed 20 comprehend
toe wealth producing powers Of The soil
The intelligent observer now admits that
even the rIch aliuvial soil OF the Mississippi
Goes not yield more oOuntifully 70 the de-
InaEds Of the b1sosndman than the soils OF
this portion Of tue State, under TIE hand OF
Intelligent labor. l visited nelds OF corn,
potatoes and onions IN the county OF Los
-. - = - h-r -
sxcesaed in yield and equalsd IN quality
any like production thai l ever saw.
lt Is common Occurrences 20
witness i've and frequently six crops of Al
falfs cur from . heid IN one season. the
yisld beng from one and hall % two ton5
per acre al sacn cutting. Calnamen. wso
srs The principal gardeners here. grow va
Fiety Of vegetables TIE year tnrOugh a. never
giving 10 mother earth an h0Gr OF repo>e.
The soils oil Southern California, Ike the
Hrohibltiooists, cry water, rster, give as
water and the thousand ills wDich flesh Is
heir % viii vanish. " ater Tor the PGVht-
oiiionlst viii produce happy homes a.
usher In the milicn um. Water for all
foTnia ~ ali that is needed for paradise.
This want. happily so far as this State -
eoncernsd. - beng aDundknEly supplied
The great mountain reservoirs are made ID
yield up their liquid wealth oy tapping
l.nds. Artsslsn wells. Il Is thought rom
experience. az various deoths. may be f0und
every here and thus an abundance OF
water supply. A stranger looking on :Ee
soil Tor the trsr time ~O1id hold it utterly
worthless for agricultural purposes water.
however. in q few days Transforms the
desert into blooming gardens and waving
fields Of green. Fruits, grains. vines, and
indeed ever thing TO gladden. the heart OF
Il. 9 !. 4ears a.
~ unequaiied in any other portion OF our
vast country. Here, too, Is witnessed the
most wonderful growth OF q tree, called the
Eucalyptus. imported from Australia. 4
think. ThiS tree alone IN a few years could
transform the plains CT Southern Can-
fornia into asnse forests. An acre Of this
timber would furnish a fsfuuy for all
true AL the fuel they couli commune It's
grOwth Is simply marvellous.
coal OF. is prOduced IN great quantities
within easy access 70 thss city; every thing
necessary 70 enable Los Angeles 10 become
a large manufacturing centre - elthin easy
reach, nor Is either energy, enterprise or
capital vznrng TO produce s1cn a result
The city nesties costly ID sucn surroundings
a. in a very few years 70 enable asr 10 count
her hundreds Of thousands.
To say that the growth OF Los Angeles
within the past year Is almost fabulous. Is
tHc1A0&1
heard or ali hands. Intelligent men clsi m
1900 within the corporate limits. Dut this
estimate must be taken "cifnt grGn0 sails
NV best judgment is that there - not less
than $1,000 o0us fds residents. aBc that.
too, as full OF energy and pluck as ever
lived on corporate SOIL
Our streets and business places sre
crowded daily and hourly TO shsir utmost
capacity, and a. the old song said of Father
~
hundred thousand strong. To say that
the city is beautiful or well governed. would
b. To ssy. what q nos true. There =, Gov
ever. no reason tor this il Is one OF the most
cosmopoiitsn cities on the continent IL Is
in a transition state. passing rom oig
village 70 a full hsdEed city. and much IN
the condition Of class OF Wild college boys
iuss out (n the lawn. The near future
however. will see sll this changed. There
Is too much intelligence, enterprise snd
energy ~ allow this condition Of thtlgs q
last. Men are too ousily en-
gagged making fortunes to give
an their ume 20 sGornment ol
municipal government, seif-Dreservstiou
vii soon demand closer and more c0nsci
sutious attention to the very foundations 0l
permanent success. In one direcr0n The
minds OF thinning men and women hsv'
recently bsen turned sharply; With What re-
suit tew weeSs viii tell They baVs de
tsrrninesi 10 take action upou the uoiqnlt
on. saioous. The Constitution os this State
allows counties. towns sod cities the righ
,floc>l option. This a the verY foundation
~ self government and - brosd democracy
1fe.rriei "a viii have telling infi0encs 1pnt
the finances Of the cltF. sverT dollar %
which . needed 10 carry out projected I'm
provenents. Horse cars. electric cars, esal'
cars and dam n8y engines traverse The clil
in al directions. many Of rnicn exseao a
outside Of the city limits Ihs>e, OF course
are private enterprises
vel informed gentleman said 20 m
todsg tbst Over one hundred large snC
costly business buidin "a had been srecses
sinc- last Ianusry. The truth OF tbs
statement theFe = no DOUBT as hey sppes
npon al h.nos. Although this is city 0
fully sxtY tho1ssnd. it q entirely safe z
say that more han one tnird % tne build
ines vstaia tss cefporste iaiits ot ne eit'
have he@n constructed within the Pas
txeI~a rpcrth~. As a matter. Of c0urse
thew are nos al Te. cnmpletsd and ever
sar 49, one ar niors new fsun,issious. -
raoitiv So hcuses sre "a * ap isr nor
-.snld So ruin IL material aud taoOf sers
,ot =, hieh snd scarce fais 3 vfreT srd
inseesf. G,r 0echarics snd isoorsrs in ever,
s'eps meat raey are aoie % cemmas.
their 0wn rrcfs.
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